Key Qualities of the Eight Knot

Chief characteristic

Revenge is the chief characteristic of the Eight fixation. They are always looking for who to blame for the feeling they have that something has gone wrong. Since they don’t want to blame themselves, they try to find someone else to blame. Once they believe you have wronged them or someone they love they take revenge. The Eight can get into a fight in an instant, and there is no convincing them to back down. Eights are always willing to escalate when they are in an argument. So often a verbal dispute can turn physical.

Primary emotion

The Eight fixations primary emotion is anger. They get angry so much and for so little, it seems that they enjoy getting angry. It is their knee jerk response to the short comings of life.

Body type

The body type of the Eight is muscular, big, and tight.

Talking style

The talking style is boastful, grandiose, gruff, and coarse

Distorted Personal belief

I must be strong and ready to defend myself.

World view

There is something wrong with the world. It is up to me to find what is wrong, who did it, and punish them.

Primary fear

The primary fear of the Eight is being controlled, or harmed. Eights don’t want to have to answer to anyone. This makes it difficult for them to work for someone else. They don’t want to be told what to do. Even giving an Eight advice that they seem to be asking for can be interpreted as telling them what to do.

Avoidance

Eights avoid weakness and being blamed. Even when they have clearly done something wrong they will blame their behavior on others before taking responsibility.

Coping Mechanism

Denial is the Eight's coping mechanism. They must figure out who or what is to blame.

Childhood

They survived a rough childhood and know they can survive anything.